Many homes likes this one remain in piles of rubble Thousand of acres of forest have been blackened Diocesan officials announced today that a coordinated effort to help Bastrop County families recover from last September’s wildfires has begun. Volunteers and...

We are looking for folks who are willing to work about 8-12 hours per week over the next couple of years to help our Bastrop County neighbors get back on their feet.   “Case Management” in the context of disaster recovery is not an attempt to manage or direct the lives of...

Episcopal Relief and Development has been in contact with EDOT's Emergency Response Coordinators the Rev. Gill Keyworth and the Ven. Russ Oechsel. See the story below, or visit er-d.org.   On a hot, dry September night in a small Texas town, more than 60 people gathered at Calvary...

- The Rev. Gill Keyworth is one of two emergency response coordinators in the Diocese of Texas. She is spending three days a week in Bastrop as the community continues to recover from the devastating fires. -   The Rector of Calvary, Lisa Hines, writes in their newsletter “We have...

The September 14 volunteer training that the Diocese was planning in response to the fires across the state has been postponed to a later date due to the low number of RSVPs. Diocesan Emergency Response Coordinators, Archdeacon Russ Oechsel and Deacon Gill Keyworth, will be...

We've received several calls about how Houston congregations can help with needs from the Waller County, Grimes County, and Bastrop fires. Here are a few options.   The Church of the Holy Apostles, Katy, will be accepting donations of water, baby wipes, new underwear and socks, and...